Great Trees of London is a list created by Trees for Cities after the Great Storm of 1987, when the general public were asked to suggest suitable trees. Forty-one were chosen, with a further 20 added in 2008.[1][2] In 2010, Time Out Guides Limited published a book, The Great Trees of London, listing all 61 trees.
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List of the Trees
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editName | Image | Location | Borough | Species | Notes |
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The Dorchester Plane | Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair 51°30′25″N 0°09′08″W / 51.506828°N 0.152099°W |
Westminster | London plane | Planted in the early 1930s.[3]: 20 | |
The Charlton House Mulberry | Charlton House 51°28′52″N 0°02′11″E / 51.481198°N 0.036359°E |
Greenwich | Black mulberry | Planted at the beginning of the 1600s, possibly the oldest in the United Kingdom.[3]: 172 [4] | |
The Fulham Palace Oak | Fulham Palace 51°28′10″N 0°12′53″W / 51.469566°N 0.214707°W |
Hammersmith and Fulham | Holm oak | Oldest holm oak in London,[5][6][7] or perhaps the United Kingdom. Possibly dating from 1495, when the palace was built.[3]: 47 [8] | |
The Bexley Charter Oak | Danson Park 51°27′18″N 0°07′05″E / 51.454900°N 0.118025°E |
Bexley | Pedunculate oak | Well over 200 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 176 In 1937 the Bexley borough charter was signed underneath this tree. It now appears in the coat of arms of the London Borough of Bexley.[7] | |
The Totteridge Yew | St. Andrew's Church, Totteridge 51°37′57″N 0°12′02″W / 51.632381°N 0.200558°W |
Barnet | Yew | Between 1000 and 2000 years old (as of 2010), London's oldest tree.[8][9][3]: 130 | |
The Carshalton Plane | Sutton Ecology Centre Grounds, Carshalton 51°21′55″N 0°09′56″W / 51.365301°N 0.165514°W |
Sutton | London plane | About 200 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 192 [10] | |
The Lewisham Dutch Elm | Ladywell Fields 51°27′02″N 0°01′28″W / 51.450645°N 0.024501°W |
Lewisham | European white elm[11] | A plaque in the park incorrectly identifies it[8] as a Flanders elm.[12] | |
The Riverside Plane | Richmond 51°27′23″N 0°18′17″W / 51.456465°N 0.304728°W |
Richmond upon Thames | London plane | At over 40 metres in height, it is one of the tallest London planes in the UK.[8][13] | |
The Aperfield Cedar | Aperfield Road, Biggin Hill 51°18′41″N 0°02′28″E / 51.311487°N 0.041172°E |
Bromley | Cedar of Lebanon | [13] | |
The Morden Cemetery Horse Chestnut | Morden Cemetery, Motspur Park 51°23′30″N 0°13′45″W / 51.391791°N 0.229083°W |
Merton | Horse chestnut | This "tree" is actually two trees, about 100 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 180 [13] | |
The Wood Street Horse Chestnut | Wood Street, Walthamstow 51°35′21″N 0°00′16″W / 51.589258°N 0.004453°W |
Waltham Forest | Horse chestnut | Estimated to be 175 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 98 | |
The Ravenscourt Park Tree of Heaven | Ravenscourt Park 51°29′47″N 0°14′14″W / 51.496330°N 0.237089°W |
Hammersmith and Fulham | Tree of heaven | One of the largest trees of heaven in Britain.[3]: 54 | |
The Ashcombe Sweet Chestnut | Ashcombe Road, Carshalton 51°21′36″N 0°09′44″W / 51.359978°N 0.162281°W |
Sutton | Sweet chestnut | ||
The Black Horse Pollard Chestnut | East Sheen 51°27′41″N 0°17′20″W / 51.461381°N 0.288973°W |
Richmond upon Thames | Horse chestnut | ||
The Maids of Honour Stone Pine | Richmond Green 51°27′41″N 0°18′31″W / 51.461379°N 0.308673°W |
Richmond upon Thames | Stone pine | ||
The Wembley Elm | Wembley 51°33′12″N 0°17′08″W / 51.553292°N 0.285526°W |
Brent | European white elm | Over 100 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 138 | |
The Battersea Park Hybrid Strawberry Tree | Battersea Park 51°28′42″N 0°09′21″W / 51.478312°N 0.155937°W |
Wandsworth | Hybrid strawberry tree | Dating from the 1850s.[3]: 148 It lost a major limb, which was hovering over the footpath, in a big storm in February 2022, and the next bough up (still seen in the picture) in September 2023. | |
The Dulwich Park Oak | Dulwich Park 51°26′39″N 0°04′52″W / 51.444121°N 0.081079°W |
Southwark | Turkey oak | ||
The Greenwich Spanish Sweet Chestnut | Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′36″N 0°00′26″E / 51.476729°N 0.007199°E |
Greenwich | Sweet chestnut | Dating from 1660.[8] | |
The Greenwich Park Shagbark Hickory | Flower Garden, Greenwich Park 51°28′32″N 0°00′19″E / 51.475428°N 0.005180°E |
Greenwich | Shagbark hickory | Largest shagbark hickory in the United Kingdom.[3]: 169 | |
The Marble Hill Black Walnut | Marble Hill Park, Richmond 51°26′55″N 0°18′39″W / 51.448576°N 0.310797°W |
Richmond upon Thames | Black walnut | ||
The Roehampton Lucombe Oak | Alton Estate, Roehampton 51°27′05″N 0°14′49″W / 51.451337°N 0.246961°W |
Wandsworth | Lucombe oak | ||
The North Circular Cork Oak | Hall Lane, Chingford 51°36′43″N 0°01′53″W / 51.612050°N 0.031423°W |
Waltham Forest | Cork oak | Around 100 years old (as of 2010),[3]: 103 although a plaque next to the tree says that it was planted as a sapling by Len Harding in 1959. | |
The South Woodford Copper Beech | St Mary's Church, South Woodford 51°35′53″N 0°01′14″E / 51.598157°N 0.020455°E |
Redbridge | Copper beech | ||
The George Green Sweet Chestnut | George Green, Wanstead 51°34′29″N 0°01′41″E / 51.574819°N 0.028049°E |
Redbridge | Sweet chestnut | Probably planted in the early 1700s.[3]: 112 | |
The Fairlop Oak | Fulwell Cross roundabout, Ilford 51°35′37″N 0°05′07″E / 51.593694°N 0.085271°E |
Redbridge | Pedunculate oak | Planted in 1951 in remembrance of its historical predecessor, which lived for around 500 years until 1820, in nearby Hainault Forest.[3]: 120 | |
The Bromley Oak | Outside the Glades shopping centre, Bromley 51°24′12″N 0°01′07″E / 51.403414°N 0.018598°E |
Bromley | Pedunculate oak | About 400 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 196 | |
The Downe Yew | St Mary's Church, Downe 51°20′09″N 0°03′16″E / 51.335768°N 0.054415°E |
Bromley | Yew | ||
The Barn Elms Plane, 'Barney' | Barn Elms, Barnes 51°28′30″N 0°14′01″W / 51.474994°N 0.233639°W |
Richmond upon Thames | London plane | London's oldest plane tree, planted around 1680.[8][14][15] Visible from outside an enclosure.[3]: 59 | |
The Friday Hill Plane | Friday Hill House, Chingford 51°37′25″N 0°00′24″E / 51.623621°N 0.006695°E |
Waltham Forest | London Plane | Now on private grounds, but visible from above the boundary wall on Simmons Lane. The tree is probably dating from the building of the house (1839).[3]: 104 | |
The Valence Park Oak | Valence Park, Becontree 51°33′29″N 0°08′06″E / 51.558010°N 0.134955°E |
Barking & Dagenham | Holm oak | As of October 2022, the pond enclosure is closed to the public for health and safety reasons, but the tree can be visited up close from Valence House grounds. | |
The West Wickham Oak | Southcroft Avenue, West Wickham 51°22′22″N 0°00′53″W / 51.372793°N 0.014598°W |
Bromley | Pedunculate oak | The tree is in a private garden, but largely visible from surrounding public spaces. It is around 800 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 202 | |
The Addington Palace Cedar | Addington Palace 51°21′26″N 0°02′25″W / 51.357289°N 0.040391°W |
Croydon | Cedar of Lebanon | Access by arrangement. Planted in the 1770s.[3]: 206 | |
The Kenley House Oak | Kenley 51°18′50″N 0°05′40″W / 51.314023°N 0.094367°W (approximate) |
Croydon | Pedunculate oak | On private land, hidden from view.[3]: 215 | |
The St James's Indian Bean Tree | St James' Church, Piccadilly 51°30′32″N 0°08′13″W / 51.508750°N 0.137007°W |
Westminster | Indian bean tree | Tree removed in April 2010.[16] Nativity figures have been carved from its wood, and are used by the church every Christmas.[17] | |
The Charlton House Nettle Tree | Charlton House 51°28′50″N 0°02′14″E / 51.480620°N 0.037140°E (approximate) |
Greenwich | Hackberry | Tree removed April 2002.[3]: 215 | |
The York House Cut Leaf Beech | York House, Twickenham 51°26′48″N 0°19′22″W / 51.446794°N 0.322711°W |
Richmond upon Thames | 'Asplenifolia' Beech | Tree removed winter 2020/21.[18] | |
The Asgill House Copper Beech | Asgill House, Richmond 51°27′37″N 0°18′43″W / 51.460246°N 0.311855°W |
Richmond upon Thames | Copper beech | Died winter 2013/14.[19] | |
The Crane Park Crack Willow | Crane Park 51°26′34″N 0°21′30″W / 51.442665°N 0.358306°W |
Hounslow | Crack willow | Fallen over[3]: 215 circa 2010. | |
The Kingston Weeping Silver Lime | Thames river path, Kingston 51°24′00″N 0°18′32″W / 51.400003°N 0.308936°W |
Kingston upon Thames | Silver lime 'Petiolaris' | Tree removed[3]: 214 circa 2008. | |
The Barnsbury Beech | Barnsbury Park, Barnsbury 51°32′34″N 0°06′36″W / 51.542847°N 0.110069°W |
Islington | Beech | Replaced 2005.[3]: 214 |
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editName | Image | Location | Borough | Species | Notes |
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The Hendon Japanese Maple | Hendon Park, near the tennis courts 51°34′56″N 0°13′24″W / 51.582229°N 0.223459°W |
Barnet | Japanese maple, Acer palmatum 'Heptalobum'[3]: 134 |
Planted in the early 1900s.[3]: 134 | |
The Brunswick Plane | Brunswick Square Gardens 51°31′27″N 0°07′19″W / 51.524226°N 0.121852°W |
Camden | London plane | ||
The Cheapside Plane | Cheapside, City of London 51°30′52″N 0°05′41″W / 51.514431°N 0.094798°W |
City of London | London plane | At over 250 years of age, "possibly the oldest tree in The Square Mile".[3]: 37 | |
The Forty Hall Cedar of Lebanon | Forty Hall, Enfield 51°40′10″N 0°04′04″W / 51.669391°N 0.067687°W |
Enfield | Cedar of Lebanon | Planted around the turn of the 18th century.[3]: 141 | |
The Ravenscourt Plane | Ravenscourt Park 51°29′48″N 0°14′19″W / 51.496698°N 0.238686°W |
Hammersmith and Fulham | London plane | ||
The Osterley Park Cork Oak | Osterley Park 51°29′19″N 0°21′05″W / 51.488575°N 0.351411°W, |
Hounslow | Cork oak | Planted 1855.[20][3]: 90 | |
The Amwell Fig | Amwell Street, Pentonville 51°31′42″N 0°06′36″W / 51.528204°N 0.110047°W |
Islington | Fig | This "tree" is actually three trees,[3]: 126 likely in place since 1827.[8][21] | |
The Brockwell Oak | Brockwell Park 51°26′53″N 0°06′22″W / 51.448108°N 0.106166°W |
Lambeth | Pedunculate oak | Between 500 and 700 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 155 [8] | |
The Tate Plane | Outside Tate Library, Brixton 51°27′40″N 0°06′55″W / 51.461049°N 0.115331°W |
Lambeth | London plane | ||
The Stratford Fig | Off High Street, Stratford 51°32′04″N 0°00′29″W / 51.534361°N 0.008000°W |
Newham | Fig | ||
The Valentines Park Maple | Valentines Park, Ilford 51°34′17″N 0°04′22″E / 51.571527°N 0.072690°E |
Redbridge | Field maple | Planted in the 17th century.[3]: 116 | |
The Richmond Royal Oak | Richmond Park 51°26′41″N 0°17′01″W / 51.444646°N 0.283504°W |
Richmond upon Thames | Pedunculate oak | Around 750 years old (as of 2020).[8][22] | |
The Carshalton Sweet Chestnut | Carshalton Park, Carshalton 51°21′38″N 0°09′47″W / 51.360458°N 0.163164°W |
Sutton | Sweet chestnut | Around 400 years old (as of 2010). Survived a number of arson attacks, which account for the wooden door blocking the hollow at the bottom of the tree.[3]: 188 | |
The Marylebone Elm | By the Garden of Rest, Marylebone High Street 51°31′19″N 0°09′06″W / 51.521886°N 0.151724°W |
Westminster | Huntingdon elm | Age estimated to be 150 years (as of 2010), over 100 feet (30 meters) high.[3]: 34 | |
The Embankment Plane | North side of Horse Guards Avenue, at the junction with Victoria Embankment, SW1 51°30′17″N 0°07′24″W / 51.504796°N 0.123285°W |
Westminster | Oriental plane | Planted in 1870.[8] | |
The Berkeley Plane | Berkeley Square 51°30′34″N 0°08′43″W / 51.509465°N 0.145276°W |
Westminster | London plane | Planted in 1789.[8][3]: 12 | |
The Gower Plane | Gower Street 51°31′21″N 0°07′57″W / 51.522446°N 0.132461°W |
Camden | London plane | ||
The Regent's Plane | Regent's Park, in the grounds of Regent's University London 51°31′32″N 0°09′23″W / 51.525673°N 0.156342°W |
Camden | London plane | Access by arrangement. Around 200 years old (as of 2010).[3]: 38 | |
The Abbey Plane | Broad Sanctuary, Westminster Abbey 51°29′56″N 0°07′44″W / 51.498972°N 0.128977°W |
Westminster | London plane | Accessible from 8am to 5pm. | |
The Hardy Ash | Old St Pancras Churchyard 51°32′07″N 0°07′47″W / 51.535142°N 0.129713°W |
Camden | Ash | At just over 250 years of age,[3]: 42 the tree fell in December 2022. This is believed to be due to fungal damage.[23] |
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See also
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- ^ "St. James Conservation Trust Newsletter" (PDF). stjamestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Winkett, Lucy (2 February 2019). "Why I'm only packing up my Nativity figures today". The Times. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Photo of notice of tree removal from Richmond Council". twitter.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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